How to Make Shrimp Ceviche

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How to Make Shrimp Ceviche

This fast, easy and healthy recipe is perfect when you have leftover shrimp that you couldn't use because the pieces were too small or cut up.

Estela Arroyo

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You can add more or less of the ingredients if you'd like. Work with what you've got in you're fridge! This works best with lime juice but I only had lemon juice so that's fine too.

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These are the ingredients you need. If you don't have red or yellow bell pepper you can just use green bell pepper, no biggie.

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Wash, peel, devein your shrimp. (Make sure you take off the tails too). Strain them and pat dry with paper towels.

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Wash and chop up your veggies: 1 jalapeño (remove seeds if you don't want it too spicy) 1/2 onion, 1/2 red bell pepper, 1/2 yellow bell pepper, 1 bunch of cilantro (remove stems).

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They should be chopped up small like this. 💁 Put them in a bowl.

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Chop up your shrimp! 🐬 Doesn't have to be perfect.

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Add it to your bowl.

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Now add the 1 and 1/2 cup of lime or lemon juice. Add this much salt. 💁

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Add pepper to taste and mix it all in.

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Refrigerate for two hours to let the lime juices cook the shrimp. 🐬

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Serve with salt crackers as an appetizer or snack. This tastes delicious with tabasco hot sauce or shrimp cocktail sauce. Enjoy! 😄

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Thanks for watching and remember to follow me on instagram @estelitaarroyo3 😊 Feel free to ask any questions. :) stay blessed.

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Estela Arroyo

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College student, Nicaraguan / Costa Rican , I love to cook and work out. 😜 follow me on instagram: @estela_arroyo 🌺

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2 Pounds Shrimp

1 ½ Cups Lime or lemon juice

½ Onion

½ Red bell pepper

½ Yellow bell pepper

1 Jalapeño

1 Bunch Cilantro

½ Tablespoons Salt

1 Pinch Pepper

Thank you!

Jenifer Renderos last month

Thanks Jennifer, yes you can :)

Estela Arroyo (author) last month

Love your recipe! Can i mix shrimp and fish though?

Jenifer Renderos last month

Great Job! This is a very forgiving recipe that was very easy to prepare. It helps to buy uncooked jumbo (tiger) shrimp which have been deveined. It facilitates the peeling/cleaning since the shell has been split down the back. Great dish to help you beat the winter blahs! Enjoying it with a glass of wine as I type.

R F 3 months ago

Served it with crackers to friends. Everyone loved it. Thanks for the guide.

Cee W 3 months ago

Wow, I'm a spaz today. Sorry about that. Okay, I just made this and it's sitting the fridge till the acid in the lime/lemon juice cooks it. I can't wait to taste.

Cee W 3 months ago

Love your guides!!!

Alani A last year

Thanks for sharing. Think I'll try this next week!! Cheers 😉

Bermuda Flava last year

Is there a difference in time when using different fish o

Tom Silvia last year

How about habanero flakes will they work as a little heat

Tom Silvia last year

Yes Tom that's more like Mexican type of ceviche, personally I don't like it with ketchup it gives a weird sweet taste that doesn't mix well with the lime, it does taste really good with Tabasco hot sauce though :)

Estela Arroyo (author) last year

Is it true some people use ketchup?

Tom Silvia last year

It*

Estela Arroyo (author) last year

@tom yeah I put in the fridge

Estela Arroyo (author) last year

@anson you can use tilapia

Estela Arroyo (author) last year

U do cool the shrimp? True. It's no difference to me but just wondering.

Tom Silvia last year

Looks so easy and tasty.

Hai Guo last year

What kinds of fish can I replace it with?

Anson Chan last year

Definitely will have to try this! Been wanting to try it for a while now

Scott Ward last year

Thanks 🌷

Kholoud M AlOmani last year

Your welcome, I'm glad everyone liked it :D

Estela Arroyo (author) last year

THIS DISH IS AWESOME!!!! I made it yesterday and it was a huge success! Everyone love it! Thanks Estela for the recipe!

Ms KimJ last year

the shrimp I used is RAW, NOT COOKED AT ALL, it looks like that because the color, we buy this shrimp in the gulf of Mexico that's why it looks a bit different than store bought shrimp, you can absolutely replace the shrimp with fish it tastes great like that too, or you can do half and half :)

Estela Arroyo (author) last year

Just curious...the shrimp in your pic looked cooked. I thought the lime juice "cooks" the shrimp/fish? I use scallops and sea bass. This looks great tho'

Jamie Rae last year

This looks great! Can you substitute the shrimp for fish?

Spicy Sin last year

That looks delicious and simple. You said raw shrimp but it looked like the shrimp in your photos was already cooked. Definitely going to try this. Thanks

Ms KimJ last year

Looks like the shrimp in your pics were already cooked

Tri Do last year

Yes the lime juice cooks it, make sure you leave it in the fridge for 2 hours and mix well

Estela Arroyo (author) last year

Is the shrimp raw?

Cristina Alescio last year

Cool! I'm definitely doing this!

Lilly Wilson last year

@lilly yup the lime cooks it for you so you don't have to worry just make sure you leave it in the fridge for 2 hours, you can also use fish for this recipe

Estela Arroyo (author) last year

@justin you don't need to drain it, I leave the lime juice in the bowl, of course when you're serving it don't pour any of the lime juice along with it.

Estela Arroyo (author) last year

@Brenda your welcome :)

Estela Arroyo (author) last year

It's that simple? No cookin on stove top nothing?Hmmmm I will try this...

Lilly Wilson last year